POLICE are hunting for a man who posed as a taxi driver before carrying out a sexual assault in Alsager.

The incident happened at about 1am on Saturday, April 15.

Police say a 23-year-old woman left a pub in the centre of Alsager and got into a car which she thought was a taxi, asking the driver to take her

However the driver went off route and drove to Wesley Avenue in the town. He locked the woman in the car and made sexual demands which he said would be in return of payment, before subjecting her to a sexual assault.

The driver then pushed the woman out of the car and drove off.

A Cheshire police spokesman said: 'The only description of the vehicle we have is it is a dark-coloured four-door saloon.

'The offender is described as being dark-skinned, possibly of Middle Eastern or Eastern European origin, in his late 30s, approximately 5' 10'' inches tall, of average build with short, wavy dark hair.'

Anyone with information or who saw anything suspicious that night should call Detective Constable Steve Smith at the Congleton Specialist Investigation Unit on 01244 613535 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.